The Role
Teaches NASA Workmanship Standards and IPC electronics courses to engineering and technician personnel. Obtains and maintains NASA and IPC instructor certifications, supports lesson-plan and training-material development, and maintains classroom equipment and facilities. Requires technical experience in soldering, fiber optics, electronics cabling, harnessing, assembly, processing, or inspection, along with strong presentation skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, U.S. citizenship, and occasional certification-related travel.
Summary Generated by Built In
This role is to support SAIC’s contractual support to the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, the Training Specialist 1 position teaches NASA Workmanship Standards courses and IPC Courses, such as Through Hole Soldering and Surface Mount Technologies, to NASA/contractor engineering and technician staff. The Training Specialist 1 teaches courses in support of a Training Lead, who will mentor and oversee their progression as an instructor.
Job Description:
- Obtain Level B instructor certification in the NASA Workmanship Standards and CIT Certifications in the necessary IPC standards and/or maintain such certifications. This requires approximately 2 to 3 weeks of travel to the NASA Level A training centers and IPC training center every other year.
- Teach courses included in the Workmanship Standards and IPC suite defined in NASA Std. 8739.6.
- Support the Training Lead in development of new lesson plans and updates to training materials.
- Maintenance of classroom equipment and facilities.
Required Education/Background:
- High School Degree.
- Candidate must be a US Citizen.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of related technical experience in performing technical tasks such as soldering, fiber optics, electronics cabling and harnessing, electronics assembly, processing, and inspection.
Required skills:
- PC literacy with proficiency in the use of Microsoft office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong presentation skills in technical forums/classroom.
- Adaptability and flexibility regarding changes in task assignments and deadlines.
- Ability to work both independently and as a team.
- Ability to receive and execute specific assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with NASA customer, peers, and manager/supervisor.
- Must be willing to travel as defined above.
Desired Experience:
- Prior experience supporting NASA projects from a hardware perspective.
- Prior experience with design, inspection, testing, and/or certification of spaceflight rated electronics.
- Prior experience/training certifications in any of the NASA Workmanship Standards.
- Prior experience training/mentoring technicians in best practices and standards as applied to industry and/or NASA standards.
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Skills Required
- High school degree
- U.S. citizenship
- 3-5 years of related technical experience in soldering, fiber optics, electronics cabling and harnessing, electronics assembly, processing, or inspection
- PC literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong presentation skills in technical forums or classrooms
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to execute assignments with minimal supervision
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with NASA customers, peers, and supervisors
- Willingness to travel approximately 2-3 weeks to NASA Level A and IPC training centers every other year
- Obtain and maintain Level B NASA Workmanship Standards instructor certification and applicable IPC certifications
- Prior experience supporting NASA projects from a hardware perspective
- Experience with design, inspection, testing, or certification of spaceflight-rated electronics
- Prior NASA Workmanship Standards training certifications
- Experience training or mentoring technicians in industry or NASA standards
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